He may have played his last Major League Baseball game 12 years ago, but Jeff Conine hit it out of the park once again for the eighth year of his Celebrity Poker Classic presented by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood at the Hard Rock Live Event Center on Aug. 7.

With 410 players and more than 500 supporters in attendance, the event raised $195,000 from a pre-event cocktail reception, entry fees, sponsorships, live and silent auctions, and chip re-buys for the Conine Clubhouse, a hotel-like facility at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in which families can stay for free while a child is hospitalized. More than 12,000 families have been helped since 1997, according to event organizers.

In addition to being hosted by Conine, who wore No. 19 for the then-Florida Marlins and is known as “Mr. Marlin," celebrity guests at the sports-themed event included Roberto Luongo, Mark Duper, Gaby Sanchez, Randy Moeller, O.J. McDuffie, Ki-Jana Carter, Tony Nathan and Jim Jensen. ESPN’s Dave LaMont was the emcee with Orlando City TV voice Bruce Silverman serving as auctioneer.

“[My wife] Cindy and I stayed at the clubhouse when our son was younger and know firsthand the importance of being close to the hospital. It provides all the amenities of a hotel but, more importantly, gives families a temporary place to call home when they need it most,” Conine said in a statement.

Randal Fernandez took first place at the Jeff Conine Celebrity Poker Classic at the Hard Rock Live Event Center. (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casin / Courtesy)

More than $35,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to players throughout the event. Randal Fernandez, of Miami, won the poker tournament, taking home $5,000, a three-night stay at the Hard Rock Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and a championship seat in the SHRPO $3 Million Guarantee Championship.

The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation raises funds for patients and their families and to underwrite the costs of programs, facilities and equipment at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, which serves Broward, Palm Beach and northern Miami-Dade counties.